Tray fastener for wardrobe trunks



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TRAY FASTENER FOR WARDROBE TRUNKS.

APFLlCATION FILED DEC-24, 192|.

Patented Apr; 25, 1922 h UNITED STAT. ferai* o carica.

CULIN D. WILT,` Eoai CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, `Assn'aivoIt-To cIIAsif TLWIL'I' ooivIIAlIvInory cHIcAGo, ILLINoIs,A oonPon'AT-I'onior ILLINOIS.

TRAY IAsTn-NER ron wAnnnoBE TRUNKs.

Application mea December 24, 1921. serial No. 524,686.

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Be it known that I, -CoLIN D. WILL a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of This invention relates to locking attach-- In the con ments for wardrobe trunks. ventional wardrobev trunk` having its ,sections opening on vertical hinges, it is common to provide in one section a plurality of slidingor removable drawers. In using such Va trunk, it is not uncommon for vthe owner to leave the main sections open in his hotel room, though it is desirable to have th drawer sections locked. v

The principal object of my invention,

therefore, is to provide a cheap, simple and yet durable lock which vmay bev quickly manipulated and which will hold the several drawers in propenposition in the trunk sec-v tion.

To the accomplishment of this. object, my invention consists in the devices andA com'- bination of devices hereinshown and described,and particularly set forth in the appended claims. Y

In the'drawing: v

Fig.y lvis -a perspective view of aconventional wardrobe trunk with its two sections open to show my .invention applied therete o Fig. 2' is av vertical sectional view of the drawer section.

Fig. A3 isaperspective view, enlarged, of a portion of the trunk.

Fig. 4 is a Aperspective-view of one ofthe engaging plates.

Fig'.v 5 is a perspective view of the stirrup plate.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lock;

,ing bar, being broken away to show both ends.

Referring to the drawings, ,AY represents the trunk as a whole, having aV drawer section B and a clothes-hanging 'section C. As the construction of these sections forms no particular part of my invention, further detailed description is omitted.

The section VB is provided `with a plu-` rality off horizontal, removable, sliding Specication'of Letters Patent. Patented ADR ,2f-5, 1922);-

drawers 1, anjd'in'the upper end with fa'fhat compartment 2, closed by` a lid Shinged'at its lower margins at fl, 4:.' The gableipor.y tion of the .trunk is provided withv a front wall to carry the hasp 6' of'a suitable lock lcovered by the escutc'heon plate .7, the' lock and the escutcheon plate of course being in the hinged cover 3. Dis'A a' stirrup plate which may be secured by rivets Sor other` a rearwardly extending flange (lk anda-lso -with a stirrup strap 9.UA 'I he strap 9-m`ay be separate as shown in' Fig. 5, or itlmay be an integral part ofthe plate D. Secured to the under part of one of the drawers 1, or to some other fixed support, such as the bottom of the hat compartment 2, by screws or rivets, passing Vthrough apertures e are the plates E. Each platefE is provided with an elongated recess 10 extendingin'- wardly from one of its side 'margi-ns, and

the plate is so positioned'thatthe recessed. portion projects outwardly and beyond` the front margin ofthe drawers '1, with theV (i5.v wise to ythe 'lower one of theremovable drawers 1. It preferably is provided with f f recess vertically'above the recess formed the stirrup 9. Y

F is a' locking bar of suitablemetal, pref-` I erably of reduced width at its lower end 11,

to 'form sho'ulderslQ, 1'2. .The lower end Vis designed tojiit nicely into' the `strap 9 .of the plate D ,fand the shoulders 1'2 to rest upon the upper margins of the stirrupfstra-p 9.l The thickness of thev bar F is such as to correspond with and nicely' `it" within the recesses 1() of the plates E. The upper portion ofthev lock bar Fis preferablyy .provided with an elongated slot 13 sov shaped and arranged as to straddleande'xpose the key-hole 14 and the latch `knob 15 'on the escutcheon plate 7. The .upper member 16 of the bar F will preferably befof such shape as to fit within and underthe bent portion 17 vof the hasp 18, which 'is hingedlycon# nectedat 1 9 tothe front wall 5. L

In locking 'the variousdrawers and compartments, the user will Yfirst Vclose the'V lid 3 and lock it in position through the key-hole 14 in the familiar manner. then take' the bar F and place it in juxtaposition to the platesA D, E, and Afirst insert the lower end 11 in the stirrup plate D and then by a side-wise or` lateral movement, slip the bar F into the recesses 10 of the several plates E, vin which position the upper end of the bar F will rest upon the escutcheon plate 7 with the slot 13 exposing the key-hole V14, the knob 15 and the aperture 20, into which the catch 210i the liaspV 18 will engage. The hasp 18 may then be `brought down so that the part 17 will cover the cross bar 16 of the bar F andthe latchr 21 inserted in its appropriate aperture through the escutcheon plate.

The lock used will be one of any general l tioned and locked, and the trunk may bey left openwith impunity. 'Oil course, to remove the contents lof any of the drawers, it will first be necessary tounlock the device, move lthe knob 15, yrelease and raise the liaspV 18 and then'by slightly raising the bar F as a whole and moving it sidewise until it is disengaged from the notches 10 oit the plates E, access maybe had tothe several compartments. Y Y

-Itis obvious that slight modifications may be made inthe details of construction. For example, the stiirup'plate D is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as located near the top ot the lower drawer 1, whereas ot course it may be located near the bottom or be secured to the bottom wall 22 ofthe trunk section A. Likewise, the plates E may or may not be used, as desired, or any number may be used. Similarly, the shape of the upper end of the lock bar F may be varied to suit the kind of lockemployed or the ydesign and configuration of the liasp 18. I therefore do not desire my invention limited to the preciseA construction illustrated and de-4 scribed, .except as may be pointed out in the claims. y j

Y I claim as my invention: Y f

1. A traypias'tener for wardrobe trunks comprising in combination with a trunk'section provided with a plurality'of movable trays, a lock hasp hingedly secured to a tixedsupport, a stirrup support, a metal bar removably positioned over the front oi the trays and extending from the stirrup to the hasp 'and operative Y connections between said bar, the hasp and the stirrup.

2. A tray fastener for wardrobe trunks comprising in combination with a trunk section provided with a plurality oit' movable trays, a lock liasp hingedly secured to a lixed support above the uppermost traycompartment, a stirrup support at the lower end of the trunk, a metal bar. removably positioned over the front of the trays and extending from the stirrup tothe hasp and operative connections between said bar, thehaspand the stirrup.

comprising inl combination with a trunk section provided with a plurality of movable trays, a lock hasp hingedly secured to a fixed support above the uppermost tray conipartment, yastirrup support at the lower end of the trunk, a metal bar removably posi- Y tioned over the front of the trays and er;-

tending from the stirrup to the hasp, opeiative connections between said bar, the liasp` and the stirrup,faiid a slotted plate engaging 5. A wardrobe trunk having a plurality of slidable trays and a compartment closed by a hinged lid, alock memberon Vthe lid,

a hinged liasp on a fixed support to engage the lockwhen thelid is closed, a stii-rupv support, a 'flat metal removable bar stepped in Ythe stirrup support and extending upwardly in front of the trays and the hingedlid and Y held at its upper end by the hasp and slotted plate projecting beyond the lfaceY of the trays and engaging said bar Yintermediate yits ends.

G. A tray 'fastener for wardrobe trunks comprising in combination vwith a trunk sec-v tion provided with*v a plurality'oi movable trays, a lock hasp hingedly secured to aiiXed support above the' uppermost trayfcompart-V ment, a stirrup support at the lower end or" the trunk, a metal bar removably'positioned Y over the Viront ,ont the trays andl extendingA trom, the stirrup to the liasp, operative connections between said bar, 4the hasp and the stirrup, said operative connections einbracing a shoulder to the bar at its lower end, an elongated slot in the upper end ofthe bar, and a transversely ,extending recess in the hasp for engagement withV the upper end of they bar. i

In testimony that I claim thev foregoing as my invention I my signature, in the presence ot twowitnesses, this 21st day vot December, 1921. Y

, COLIND. WILT.

Witnesses Romani* L. lViL'r, B. L. ylvlactlencor.,

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